WRIT - A No. 16997 of 2025 at Allahabad

AFR Reserved on 27.11.2025 Delivered on 28.11.2025 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 16997 of 2025 Dr. Padmakar Mishra …..Petitioner(s) Versus State of U.P. and others …..Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Aman Arya, Udayan Nandan Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Shesh Kumar Srivastava Connected with Writ-A No. 16669 of 2019 Court No. - 32 HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J. 1. In present writ petitions it is not under much dispute that petitioner was initially appointed as a Sales Officer vide order dated 18.08.1998 by Registrar, Sampoornanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi (hereinafter referred to as “University”). 2. The State of U.P. has issued a Government Order dated 31.12.2003 to Registrar of University that Governor has permitted by Government Order dated 18.09.1998 that a post of Director (Publication) under the Publication Department of University could be filled in by promotion from the post of Sales Officer (Vikray Adhikari). Scanned copy of Government Order dated 31.12.2003 is pasted hereinafter as well as its relevant part is also reproduced hereinafter: 2 Writ A No. 16997 of 2025 3 Writ A No. 16997 of 2025 “उपर्युक्त वि षर्युक आपके कार्युा